CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State men's tennis team extended its winstreak to six matches Sunday, picking up a pair of victories over Case Western Reserve (6-1) and Oberlin (6-1). The Vikings finish the weekend with an 11-5 overall record.

Manuel Bellutti was the lone Viking to go 2-0 in singles play on the weekend, while he also went 2-0 in doubles play. Ali Shabib, who was only in the singles lineup against CWRU, now ranks seventh on the CSU singles wins list with 58 career victories.

"This was a great day for us to play some local teams, including Case Western who is ranked No. 12 in the country in Division III – and they were definitely a formidable opponent for us," head coach Brian Etzkin said. "The team brought a lot of energy, and I was proud of how the guys started the day sharper than usual and carried that throughout the entire day. We were able to use the full lineup today, and it was great to see Kevin and Andre both pick up some dual match victories. I thought it felt like we brought the same intensity despite playing with a different lineup, which is great for us moving forward."

Cleveland State 6, Case Western 1

The Vikings started their doubleheader with a 6-1 victory over Case Western Sunday morning, picking up the doubles point and then capturing five of the six singles matches.

Cleveland State was able to pick up victories in all three of the doubles matches, including a pair of 6-0 sweeps at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Manuel Bellutti and Mirko Radosevic were playing at No. 2 doubles for CSU, while Joe VanMeter and Jorg van der Vloet were playing at the No. 3 spot. The Viking duo of Ali Shabib and Nolan Marks picked up the final doubles win of the morning, as they earned a 6-4 victory at the top of the lineup.

The Vikings carried this momentum into singles play, as Colton Buffington was able to quickly pick up a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles. Radsovic then gave CSU a 3-0 advantage with a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles. Buffington's win at the No. 6 spot gave him double-digit wins for the season, making him the sixth Viking with double-digit singles wins this season.

The clinching point came from Shabib at No. 4 singles, as he notched a 7-5, 6-3 victory. Bellutti then improved his team-high season record to 18-6 following a 6-3, 7-6 (2) win at No. 3 singles, while van der Vloet picked up the final singles win of the morning in a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 decision at the No. 2 spot.

Doubles:

1. Shabib/Marks (CSU) def. Krimball/Stuerke (CWRU), 6-4
2. Bellutti/Radosevic (CSU) def. Drougas/Simhadri (CWRU), 6-0
3. VanMeter/van der Vloet (CSU) def. Komarov/Chen (CWRU), 6-0

Singles:

1. CJ Krimball (CWRU) def. Joe VanMeter (CSU), 7-6 (5), 5-7, 10-4
2. Jorg van der Vloet (CSU) def. Will Drougas (CWRU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Manuel Bellutti (CSU) def. Viswajit Simhadri (CWRU), 6-3, 7-6 (2)
4. Ali Shabib (CSU) def. Louis Stuerke (CWRU), 7-5, 6-3
5. Mirko Radosevic (CSU) def. Joshua Dughi (CWRU), 6-1, 6-4
6. Colton Buffington (CSU) def. Bas van Lent (CWRU), 6-0, 6-1

Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1) Singles: (6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1)

Cleveland State 6, Oberlin 1

The Vikings once again got out to a 1-0 lead after sweeping the doubles matches playing with an alternative lineup. At No. 1 doubles Ali Shabib and Jorg van der Vloet tallied a 6-1 victory, while Manuel Bellutti and Andre Mick earned a 6-2 win at the No. 2 spot, and Mirko Radosevic and Kevin Goth posted a 6-4 victory at No. 3 doubles.

Joe VanMeter gave the Vikings a 2-0 advantage to start singles play then, picking up a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2 singles. VanMeter notched his 17^th singles win of the season, and his 10^th of the spring slate.

Cleveland State then gained a 3-0 lead after Kevin Goth tallied a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 5 singles in his first match of the spring season. Bellutti then clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 3 singles, before CSU's advantage was extended to 5-0 following a 6-3, 6-1 victory from Andre Mick at the No. 6 spot. Mick was also playing in his first match of the spring season.

Nolan Marks tallied the final CSU singles win on the day, notching a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 5 singles.

Cleveland State returns to the road next weekend, traveling to Duquesne (Friday, April 3) and Horizon League foe Youngstown State (Saturday, April 4).

Doubles:

1. Shabib/van der Vloet (CSU) def. Louis/Zeliger (OC), 6-1
2. Bellutti/Mick (CSU) def. Drougas/Paik (OC), 6-2
3. Goth/Radosevic (CSU) def. Davis/Lennon (OC), 6-4

Singles:

1. Ian Paik (OC) def. Jorg van der Vloet (CSU), 7-6 (7), 6-3
2. Joe VanMeter (CSU) def. Michael Drougas (OC), 6-1, 6-1
3. Manuel Bellutti (CSU) def. Callan Louis, 6-0, 6-2
4. Nolan Marks (CSU) def. Abraham Davis (OC), 6-3, 6-3
5. Kevin Goth (CSU) def. Manickam Manickam (OC), 6-1, 6-1
6. Andre Mick (CSU) def. Billy Lennon (OC), 6-3, 6-1

Order of Finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3) Singles: (2, 5, 3, 6, 4, 1)